Exam 3: Awareness and Sensitivity to Ethical Issues

Researchers have noted that moral sensitivity is somewhat a function of empathic ability.

Hauser (2006) saw moral intuitions as evidence for a moral grammar that provides humans with a rudimentary system that primes human cooperation.

Ethical sensitivity is not associated with advanced empathy.

Goetz, Keltner, and Simon-Thomas (2010) defined __________ as "the feeling that arises in witnessing another's suffering and that motivates a subsequent desire To help"

____________, according to Rest, involves the influence of values and beliefs, and these an originate from comparison with others' views.

___________, empathy involves the sharing of emotions and feelings of others.

One hypothesis of the_____________ theory is "There exists, in the human organism, a drive to evaluate his opinions and his abilities".

__________, empathy involves understanding the emotions of others.

Discuss cognitive dissonance and how it impacts motivation.

Ethical decisions based on these ideologies are based on context and not necessarily on principles that cut across situations.

Traditionally, the processes involved with moral sensitivity were defined primarily as ___________ and were focused on how an individual consciously attends to the moral features of a situation.

When dissonance is present, the individual is comfortable.

One's motivation to act in a way that is consistent with one's ethical understanding is _______ to understanding the conditions under which ethical action occurs.

________motivation is closely associated with empathy.

Haidt (2001) has championed the idea that emotions and intuitions are actually the driving force in much of an individual's ________ life.

Key in the definition of principled ideologies is the idea of _____________.

The counselor's commitment to ethical philosophical theories is essential to developing a professional _______________.

Perceived moral violations are associated with strong emotions such as shame, disgust, or anger.

Discuss the idea of commitment and how it impacts adherence to professional ethical codes.

___________ (1957) was the first to introduce the theory of social comparison.